Classical Language and Texts: Latin II (CLA3252)

CLA1251 Classical Language and Texts: Latin I or GCSE Latin or equivalent

Co-requisites

Duration of Module

Term 1: 11 weeks; Term 2: 11 weeks;

Module aims

This module aims to develop linguistic confidence in the students, the ability to read extracts without adaptation, from the most important and influential Latin authors, and to encourage students to appreciate the style of different authors and the relationship between language and literary content.

ILO: Module-specific skills

1. Demonstrate a solid grounding in Latin grammar and syntax, and an expanded vocabulary

2. Develop analytical skills, translate extended unprepared and set passages from Latin into English, and answer questions about specific linguistic forms which appear in them.

ILO: Discipline-specific skills

3. Achieve reasonable fluency in a variety of texts in a foreign non-spoken language

ILO: Personal and key skills

4. Demonstrate the ability to follow linguistic structures in a foreign language in order to gain independent understanding

Syllabus plan

There will be three language classes per week. The study of language and literature will be integrated progressively with greater emphasis in the first few weeks on developing grammar and syntax. Set texts will be chosen from various authors of both prose and poetry.